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August 1, 2012 by heber vega
Another look to portraiture photography
In this job, you never know where the next gig is going to come from. Three weeks ago, I had an unexpected assignment. I had the opportunity to make some portraits of good friends of mine getting married in Kurdistan, Iraq (where I live). They already had a photographer booked for their wedding itself (which [...]Archive
July 2, 2012 by heber vega
A New ONE-SHOT for Me
We just finished up the last two workshops for this month at ONE-SHOT–Iraq, and I’m already feeling sad and somehow empty. This might sound really crazy, but that may be one of the reasons why I love this project so much. This was our second time running these photography workshops for children in Iraq, and [...]Archive
March 29, 2012 by heber vega
Reminder: Be Ready
Last week was the biggest holiday for this part in Iraq. It’s called Nowruz (New Year) and I got invited for a picnic at a small village named Mawat. As I knew I was going to have a great time with local friends, and that we were going to spend some time together in a [...]Archive
April 14, 2010 by heber vega
Black and White Confessions
[April 14, 2010] Who Am I? I know that you have been wondering about who am I… yeah, I’ve been wondering the same for a while believe me. Today, I’m going to use the black & white photographs that I’m working on as an excuse to talk a little bit about my photography. First off, [...]Archive
March 4, 2010 by heber vega
Back to School
[March 4, 2010] I’m glad to confirm that for the next 8 months I’ll be shooting a very neat project at the local university in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq. This project is funded by USAID and is carried out by an international NGO. For you to understand how important this project is to local education, I’ll have [...]Archive
February 23, 2010 by heber vega
Personal Assignment
[March 3, 2010] As you can read here, the reason why I shoot humanitarian photography, why I picked it instead of, lets say, landscape or weddings, is because I’m a humanitarian worker myself. This is what I do when I’m not shooting. This is what I have been doing for the past 6 years in [...]Archive
February 9, 2010 by heber vega
The Inside of a Photo Essay
[February 9, 2010] This week I had the opportunity to attend a workshop on photo essays, given by Matt Brandon (aka the digital trekker). The experience was both unique and intense. For five days I was challenged, more than at any other time in my photographic journey. My main challenges were, first, to find a [...]Archive
February 8, 2010 by heber vega